Forty minutes is more than enough screen time for Spanish director Luis Buñuel to state his case in Simon of the Desert. Claudio Brook portrays fifth-century Christian Simon (later St. Simon Stylites) who dispenses religious sagacity while standing on a tall column in the middle of the desert. Typical of Buñuel's hatred of the Church, the Devil (Silvia Pinal) is a far more entertaining and articulate spokesperson for his point of view than Simon is for Christianity. An abrupt, ill-suited ending suggests that Buñuel either tired of the subject and wanted to move on to other things, or that he ran out of money and had to wrap before the process servers showed up. This Mexican film was originally titled Simon del Desierto.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

GENRE: Comedydrama, Historical
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 0h 44m
RELEASE DATE: January 01, 1965
STARRING: Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Enrique Alvarez Felix, Glauber Rocha, Hortensia Santovena
DIRECTOR(S): Luis Bunuel
PRODUCER(S): Gustavo Alatriste
WRITER(S): Julio Alejandro, Luis Bunuel
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